The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas established the Globalization Institute in 2007 for the purpose of better understanding how the process of deepening economic integration between the countries of the world, or globalization, alters the environment in which U.S. monetary policy decisions are made.

Mary E. Kipp

President and CEO El Paso Electric Co. El Paso, Texas

Mary E. Kipp joined the Dallas Fed board in 2018 after serving on the El Paso Branch board from 2016 to 2018.

She is president and CEO of El Paso Electric Co., a regional electric utility. Kipp has been with El Paso Electric since 2007 and has overseen many divisions of the company, including legal and compliance, regulatory and rates, human resources, external affairs, public relations, and environmental, health and safety.

Kipp spent four years as a senior enforcement attorney in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s Office of Enforcement in Washington, D.C., where she investigated and prosecuted violations of federal energy laws.

She serves on the board of Landis+Gyr and on the executive committee of the Texas Business Leadership Council. She also is chair of the Borderplex Alliance and chair-elect of the Smart Electric Power Alliance.

Kipp received her B.A. from Williams College and J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. She also attended Exeter College at Oxford University.